The following applicants have been preliminarily selected
to receive a grant for the 2013-2014 Texas 21st Century Community
Learning Centers, Cycle 8, Year 1.

"The purpose of the Texas 21st Century
Community Learning Centers, Cycle 8, Year 1, grant program is to provide
opportunities beyond the regular school day for communities to establish or
expand activities in community learning centers that:

(1) Provide
opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to
help children, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, meet
state and local student academic achievement standards in core academic
subjects such as reading and mathematics;

(2) Offer students a broad
array of additional services, programs, and activities such as youth
development activities; drug and violence prevention programs; counseling
programs; art, music, and recreation programs; and technology education
programs, all of which are designed to reinforce and complement the regular
academic program of participating students; and

(3) Offer families of
students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and
related educational development.

Program activities must be offered only
when schools are not in session (before or after school, during holidays, or
during summer recess). The program must be carried out in active collaboration
with the schools the students attend. Applications must document partnerships
between a Local Education Agency (LEA), a Community Based Organization (CBO),
and other public or private organizations, if appropriate."